Acts 4:1-12 / John 21:1-14
The name “Jesus” in Hebrew means “God saves” or “God is salvation”.
In Christianity, the name Jesus is a holy name, and it is used to address Jesus who is our Lord and Saviour.
That also means that the name of Jesus should not be used casually or disrespectfully.
We also use the name of Jesus to call upon Him in prayer, and it is also the simplest form of prayer, by repeating lovingly the name of Jesus.
But even outside of worship and prayer moments, the mention of the name of Jesus can be a subtle form of witnessing.
When we share with others our happy and heart-warming moments, instead of saying “lucky”, we can say that we thank Jesus for those blessings.
But at times we may think it is awkward and we rather leave religion out of our conversation.
In the gospel, the disciples knew quite well that it was the Lord Jesus who directed them to that miraculous catch of fish and prepared breakfast.
But none of them called out His name or address Him by His name.
In the 1st reading, Peter boldly proclaimed the name of Jesus.
And he even said that of all the names in the world given to men, that is the only one by which we are saved.
The name Jesus means “God saves”. May that name be always in our minds, on our lips and in our hearts.